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this was the first step forward in terms of trying to address the need for modernization in our visa laws. and we have a system of lottery that, frankly, i think, is properly replaced with a system that rewards those who want to come here to help create jobs and help get our economy back on track. so it's very much, i think, in sync with our priority of helping americans get back to work, helping create more jobs for more americans. >> democrats have now said after your response towards the thee house's proposal that ball is now in your court, that the onus is on you to put forth a proposal. is the ball in the republicans' court now? >> well, we remain committed at all -- at all instances to engage in discussions that are serious. i think that the proposal that was delivered here by secretary geithner to the speaker and me yesterday was not a serious proposal. we remain in discussions. i know the speaker as well as i do not want to see us go over the fiscal cliff, but feel very strongly we've got to get serious here. we don't want to increase tax rates. we're not going to increase tax rat
this was the first step forward in terms of trying to address the need for modernization in our visa laws. and we have a system of lottery that, frankly, i think, is properly replaced with a system that rewards those who want to come here to help create jobs and help get our economy back on track. so it's very much, i think, in sync with our priority of helping americans get back to work, helping create more jobs for more americans. >> democrats have now said after your response towards...
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metro area yellow pages were signed into law. (laughter) the courts have since repeatedly upheld that clay's audio has the most far out selection of 8-tracks in town. but in 1975, this rule was changed so that a senator didn't have to actually speak, merely state his intention of launching a filibuster. a technique made famous in the classic movie "mr. smith goes to washington and expresses his intention to late dore something." (laughter) now, harry reid's doing this because he claims republicans are abusing the filibuster. >> i have faced 386 filibusters. >> stephen: 386 filibusters during harry reid's six years as majority leader. and given how little congress works, some of that has to be mitch mcconnell stopping by harry reid's family dinner to block passage of the mashed potato. (laughter) but i say so what? that's just politics. and mitch mcconnell is warning it could get worse. >> if the majority chooses to end the filibuster, if they choose to change the rules and put an end to democratic debate then the fighting, the bi
metro area yellow pages were signed into law. (laughter) the courts have since repeatedly upheld that clay's audio has the most far out selection of 8-tracks in town. but in 1975, this rule was changed so that a senator didn't have to actually speak, merely state his intention of launching a filibuster. a technique made famous in the classic movie "mr. smith goes to washington and expresses his intention to late dore something." (laughter) now, harry reid's doing this because he...
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i'm also very supportive of local law enforcement and law enforcement in general. essentially what they're doing is asking for everyone in the country to be turned into suspects before they have any evidence that they've committed a crime. in my book, that's a bit of a government overreach and opening the door right for more tierney into people's personal and private lives. >> your position on this. >> thanks forking havin for hav, sean. i agree with katie. not a matter of just personal privacy and civil liberties, also a matter of business independence and allowing businesses to operate without intrusion from the government and being told what they need to do in order to take these preventives steps. so it seems like a lot of overreach both in private lives. i know a lot of people in law enforcement. they're doing just fine with the tools at their current disposal. >> we want to help them as much as possible. it has to be reasonable search and seizure. i think the way we achieve that is if they have a suspect, we have a system of checks and balances. we have a jud
i'm also very supportive of local law enforcement and law enforcement in general. essentially what they're doing is asking for everyone in the country to be turned into suspects before they have any evidence that they've committed a crime. in my book, that's a bit of a government overreach and opening the door right for more tierney into people's personal and private lives. >> your position on this. >> thanks forking havin for hav, sean. i agree with katie. not a matter of just...
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law signed by a republican president. find out how a republican attorney general plan to overcome the opposition. >> president obama pile on praise that sounds like anything but. a farewell for hillary clinton. i'm fighting a fiscal cough, so pardon that. if it's always darkest. it's clear the white house-re house-republican leaders, both sides appear to be very far apart, saluting kennedy center honorees from dustin hoffman to led zeppelin and hitting the golf links with former president bill clinton. the guy with whom he will have to make a deal to end the standoff on the fiscal cliff house speaker john boehner requested time on fox news to publicly declare the president's opening bid a nonstarter. >> i was flabbergasted. we're nowhere. >> treasury secretary tim geithner did the full ginsberg with taped appearances on all five shows. nothing will happen until budget tax rates and the ball is now in their court. >> the only thing that stands in the way of a deal right now is if a group of republican members decide there
law signed by a republican president. find out how a republican attorney general plan to overcome the opposition. >> president obama pile on praise that sounds like anything but. a farewell for hillary clinton. i'm fighting a fiscal cough, so pardon that. if it's always darkest. it's clear the white house-re house-republican leaders, both sides appear to be very far apart, saluting kennedy center honorees from dustin hoffman to led zeppelin and hitting the golf links with former president...
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and repealing the health law could be one part of that. i think we should also remember that when we have a pro-growth fiscal policy the benefits are not just for the many unemployed americans who could come back to work but we have higher revenues as well. >> peter goodman, let's get your take on this. i would like personally to repeal the obama care. i've never favored it. i continue to oppose it. i want a flat tax. i'm a flat tax guy and have been for about the last 200 years. but i don't think in the next 30 days any of that's' going to happen. so what i'm suggesting is, the gop tactically should come out with something like what mcconnell said today in the unified. because i think obama is bluffing. i just want to ask you before i get to the obama bluff, what are the odds that the gop will come out, what are the odds that mitch mcconnell is really leading here? >> i think they're slim because the republican party has been hijacked by a bunch of ideological extremists who don't want to do a deal. they didn't want an economic recovery.
and repealing the health law could be one part of that. i think we should also remember that when we have a pro-growth fiscal policy the benefits are not just for the many unemployed americans who could come back to work but we have higher revenues as well. >> peter goodman, let's get your take on this. i would like personally to repeal the obama care. i've never favored it. i continue to oppose it. i want a flat tax. i'm a flat tax guy and have been for about the last 200 years. but i...
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laws. these voters refused to be intimidated. those same republicans cannot be trusted to fix the problem they created. let's turn tonight to california senator, barbara boxer. senator, great to have you with us tonight. i appreciate your time. when do you do election reform? well, i think when there's not an election going on and people are paying attention. i want to thank you for doing this. this has been a story that we have spent countless hours on, leading up to the election. but how do you see the federal government setting standards? what does the l.i.n.e. act do for states like ohio and florida, where there have been problems? >> well, first, thank you for all the work you've done on this. i'll tell you, my heart sank when i saw those lines, because i thought back to the '04 election in ohio. and i don't know if you know this, but i actually stalled the electoral college vote, because i was so incensed when i learned that in minority precincts in ohio, people waited for 12 hours to vote and many gave up. it was pouring d
laws. these voters refused to be intimidated. those same republicans cannot be trusted to fix the problem they created. let's turn tonight to california senator, barbara boxer. senator, great to have you with us tonight. i appreciate your time. when do you do election reform? well, i think when there's not an election going on and people are paying attention. i want to thank you for doing this. this has been a story that we have spent countless hours on, leading up to the election. but how do...
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we have tax law. and one reasonably adept at arithmetic can calculate what the debt change is going to be. the congress and the president have signed legislation predetermining what that number is. why do we need suspenders and belts is something i've never understood. >> now that we got them, the question is -- >> now that you've got them, the question essentially is, there is a major problem in cutting spending. and anything that works in my regard is probably helpful. the difficulty that i have is you cannot have a position which stipulates that i will never allow the united states to default. but on the other hand, i will not allow the process to go forward unless there are additional actions with respect to the debt. >> so you can't let it default. >> well, you can, but you shouldn't. >> former treasury secretary robert ruben agrees as do a number of his successors in that position, including larry summers and former treasury secretary paul o'neill. paul o o'neill said p is hard to make a rationa
we have tax law. and one reasonably adept at arithmetic can calculate what the debt change is going to be. the congress and the president have signed legislation predetermining what that number is. why do we need suspenders and belts is something i've never understood. >> now that we got them, the question is -- >> now that you've got them, the question essentially is, there is a major problem in cutting spending. and anything that works in my regard is probably helpful. the...
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the latino community has grown accustomed to see republicans propose things like the arizona law, the proposals to deny children born in this country their citizenship even though they are born in this country. proposals to deny the opportunity to bring your family with you if you do it the right way. it's been tough. republicans, i heard the piece where representative labrador said democrats are two years to do something. we passed the dream act in the u.s. house of representatives. the senate had more than a majority vote. because republicans used the filibuster, we couldn't get the bill to the president for his signature. so democrats have done things. we're ready to do them again. we'll do them bipartisanly. >> great to have you on the show tonight. thanks so much. >>> coming up, bo obama's christmas video. it's making the rounds. how does it compare to his predecessor's? we'll check the tapes, stay tuned. yep. the longer you stay with us, the more you save. and when you switch from another company to us, we even reward you for the time you spent there. genius. yeah, genius. you g
the latino community has grown accustomed to see republicans propose things like the arizona law, the proposals to deny children born in this country their citizenship even though they are born in this country. proposals to deny the opportunity to bring your family with you if you do it the right way. it's been tough. republicans, i heard the piece where representative labrador said democrats are two years to do something. we passed the dream act in the u.s. house of representatives. the senate...
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we have tax law. and one reasonably adept at arithmetic can calculate what the debt change is going to be. the congress and the president have signed legislation predetermining what that number is. why do we need suspenders and belts is something i've never understood. >> now that we got them, the question is -- >> now that you've got them, the question essentially is, there is a major problem in cutting spending. and anything that works in my regard is probably helpful. the difficulty that i have is you cannot have a position which stipulates that i will never allow the united states to default. but on the other hand, i will not alw
we have tax law. and one reasonably adept at arithmetic can calculate what the debt change is going to be. the congress and the president have signed legislation predetermining what that number is. why do we need suspenders and belts is something i've never understood. >> now that we got them, the question is -- >> now that you've got them, the question essentially is, there is a major problem in cutting spending. and anything that works in my regard is probably helpful. the...
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. >> america can be a lawful society and a welcoming society at the same time. as our nation debates the proper course of action relating to immigration, i hope we do so with a benevolent spirit and keep in mind the contribution of immigrants. >> this is part of a larger story. some republicans looking to overhaul immigration after getting pummeled in the presidential election including a new gop superpack that hopes to give conservative donors a better return on their millions. joining me congressman luis gutierrez, democrat from illinois and member of the congressional hispanic caucus. always good to see you. >> thanks, chris, good morning. >> president obama won 71% of the latino vote we heard romney campaign manager saying he regretted running hard to the right in the primary. the opposing view is the gop's latino problem isn't based on immigration issues. there's a pew exit poll of hispanic voters taken in november found immigration isn't in the top four issues. is too much made a political issue how important it is to the political community? >> number one
. >> america can be a lawful society and a welcoming society at the same time. as our nation debates the proper course of action relating to immigration, i hope we do so with a benevolent spirit and keep in mind the contribution of immigrants. >> this is part of a larger story. some republicans looking to overhaul immigration after getting pummeled in the presidential election including a new gop superpack that hopes to give conservative donors a better return on their millions....
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anyway, i drove to my mother-in-law's house to let her verify what i thought i had seen. that's what it was. >> that is what it was. don't you hate it when you can't see, when your glasses aren't there? could this be the other big powerball winner. the man came in to this maryland gas station store yesterday and asked for the powerball numbers and discovered he had the winning numbers. man jumped up and down and grabbed his ticket and took off, only to return minutes later because he realized he needed gas. he told the cashier he was from maryland and a member of the military but bought the ticket outside of flagstaff, arizona. >> wow. fantastic. thanks, ty. >>> in light of those big wins, we ask how much would you need to make to be happy? our wealth editor robert frank is here with a very surprising answer. >> hi, sue. well, the question of how much it takes to be happy is a little subjective. it depends of course on your current finances and those around you. but new research gives us some pretty good averages. in the u.s., the optimal salary for happiness is around $7
anyway, i drove to my mother-in-law's house to let her verify what i thought i had seen. that's what it was. >> that is what it was. don't you hate it when you can't see, when your glasses aren't there? could this be the other big powerball winner. the man came in to this maryland gas station store yesterday and asked for the powerball numbers and discovered he had the winning numbers. man jumped up and down and grabbed his ticket and took off, only to return minutes later because he...
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law. but then again you might not have met the modern republican party where ideological zealots rule. on july 26 1990, president george bush sr. signed the americans with disabilities act. the bill passed the house and the senate with only 34 legislate34legislators total opposing it. yet today 38 republican senators voted no on the u.n. treaty that would extend the ada to the rest of the world. inclusion six who had voted yay on the bill in 19 ott. this was sufficient to block it. the treaty was adopted by the united nations six years ago and has since been ratified by 126 countries, just not the united states. even a last-minute appeal by former senator bob dole himself a disabled veteran, as well as every major veterans group and even the chamber of commerce could not sway senate republicans. but this is what has become of the republican party. a party whose views often dissend to the lowest common denominator and defined by paranoid fears of the u.n. that are devoid of any fact whatsoe
law. but then again you might not have met the modern republican party where ideological zealots rule. on july 26 1990, president george bush sr. signed the americans with disabilities act. the bill passed the house and the senate with only 34 legislate34legislators total opposing it. yet today 38 republican senators voted no on the u.n. treaty that would extend the ada to the rest of the world. inclusion six who had voted yay on the bill in 19 ott. this was sufficient to block it. the treaty...
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that's prohibited by law and medicare. if we had prescription price drug negotiation in medicare as we do in the va, we could save a couple $100 billion. there are things like that we could do that we should do and i would think and hope that republicans would support us on that would save the taxpayer money and save the medicare beneficiary person money by making a better, fairer pricing system and we would extend the solvency of medicare. so, a lot of things we need to do to bring down health care costs, not just to medicare, but in the overall system. >> there was apparently laughter in the room from senator mitch mcconnell when the president's initial proposal was presented. do you think that president obama started these negotiated on the wrong foot with that $1.6 trillion offer? >> no. you know, i actually think senator mcconnell is being pretty "redridiculous to laugh. the laugh is really just a way to try to ridicule the seriousness of the negotiation that senator mcconnell plays a major role in. in a normal negoti
that's prohibited by law and medicare. if we had prescription price drug negotiation in medicare as we do in the va, we could save a couple $100 billion. there are things like that we could do that we should do and i would think and hope that republicans would support us on that would save the taxpayer money and save the medicare beneficiary person money by making a better, fairer pricing system and we would extend the solvency of medicare. so, a lot of things we need to do to bring down health...
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out there, there are lots of ways to debate or negotiate with you, but if you can sign the bill into law, i would be happy to. >> chris: charitable deductions? you are a big charity guy. >> the president has seen a lot of the options from us, there are a lot of them put on the table and i'm hopeful the conversations will continue. >> chris: okay. but, let's talk about your proposal, because, the president -- and i'm sure this has driven you nuts, says, the math tends not to work. look at your math. the white house says a realistic cap -- and i'll explain what that means, $25,000 on people making more than $250,000, a cap on deductions, you can only take $25,000 in itemized deductions and exempting things like charitable deduction, unlikely you would do away with that would only bring in $450 billion, not the $800 billion you are talking about or the trillion, $450 billion. the math tends not to work, they say. >> no, the white house knows the math will work. the perfect kinds of revenue on the table we have been talking about. it won't work if we are trying to get to $1.6 trillion, i'll
out there, there are lots of ways to debate or negotiate with you, but if you can sign the bill into law, i would be happy to. >> chris: charitable deductions? you are a big charity guy. >> the president has seen a lot of the options from us, there are a lot of them put on the table and i'm hopeful the conversations will continue. >> chris: okay. but, let's talk about your proposal, because, the president -- and i'm sure this has driven you nuts, says, the math tends not to...
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. >> guaranteed up front measurable savings scored by sea enacted into law. the only guarantee is when congress enacts policies. >> you would be willing to go for specific things and guarantee that there would be a specific amount of cuts? >> of course, of course. >> but that's next year? >> no, that's not true. we're prepared to do up front alongside a deal that includes raising rates. we are prepared to do a meaningful amount of savings on the spending side. not just to avoid the damage of the sequester, but to help reduce the long-term deficits. >> you want them -- you want them to come forward for the cuts. >> in general we've laid out a detailed plan. we would be happy to look at an alternative plan, but they have to lay that out for us. both on the revenue and rates side. also on the spending side. that's just a reasonable way. we can't sit here and try to figure out what works for them. they have to tell us what works for them. let's go to what's at stake in this context. this is something we can do. i think we're going to get there. there's too much a
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fights over privacy laws that i shared producer for the first time silicon valley one. i guess if you see that powershift effect in your industry? other than saving you a buck. >> they certainly have a lot more money than we do. in the short period of time the massacre fortune in silicon valley. i think piracy is of course the major issue that we are all in one form or another together looking for a solution to it. but i don't feel affect the diet. i think there's a lot of pluses in talking about it. they're certainly advantages in the market in communication with your audience good and bad. but i think there's a lot of advantages to it but have to find a way to over together. we really are not a competitive as this. we have to have a more symbiotic relationship. >> the tension between the people who own the content of the platform? >> as romney said, we are in the content business in the thing about new technologies as it's always going to be starved for content. so it's an outlet for us and we see different viewing habits on different devices based on age and experien
fights over privacy laws that i shared producer for the first time silicon valley one. i guess if you see that powershift effect in your industry? other than saving you a buck. >> they certainly have a lot more money than we do. in the short period of time the massacre fortune in silicon valley. i think piracy is of course the major issue that we are all in one form or another together looking for a solution to it. but i don't feel affect the diet. i think there's a lot of pluses in...
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if you're between 18 and 24 years old, the healthcare law will unfairly stick you with higher premiums. dennis, how is that younger people in this age group are hit harder, or higher premiums? >> so obamacare has new rules going in in 2014, and actturarial firm studied, this and the young will bear a bigger burden of the cost increases. 18 to 24 years old, your premium costs could go up 45% in 2014. 25-29, your premium could go up 35% more. if you're 50, your costs will fall 5%. over 60, down 13%. the elderly healthcare costs are five times to six times as high as a cost for a 20-year-old, yet we're giving them price breaks -- i say them, me -- charging more to younger people, yet older people earn far more. >> greta: if i was 18 or 19 years old, i wish, why in the world would i buy healthcare? because i can pay the penalty of about $700, and should i get sick i can always go out and buy insurance because i can get it for a pre-existing problem. >> exactly. >> greta: and if i don't buy into that pool, that reduces the entire pool to keep the cost down for everybody. >> bingo. where he
if you're between 18 and 24 years old, the healthcare law will unfairly stick you with higher premiums. dennis, how is that younger people in this age group are hit harder, or higher premiums? >> so obamacare has new rules going in in 2014, and actturarial firm studied, this and the young will bear a bigger burden of the cost increases. 18 to 24 years old, your premium costs could go up 45% in 2014. 25-29, your premium could go up 35% more. if you're 50, your costs will fall 5%. over 60,...
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. >> if the facts are against, then argue the law. if the law is against you, then argue the facts. . if both are against you, just make it up. well, that's exactly what's happening. because to join is to keep faith with the men and women who have suffered disability in defense of our nation and we owe them nothing less. this treaty is not about changing america. it's about america changing the world. this vote is to test whether the senate will stand up for those who cannot see or hear and whether senators can hear the truth and see the facts. >> these are the facts. the treaty ensures equal opportunity for disabled adults and kids around the world. it's supported by every major veterans and disability group in america. 152 countries have already ratified the treaty including china and russia. the treaty is modelled after existing u.s. law. former senator bob dole is 89 years old. he just got out of the hospital yesterday. and today he kaim to the senate floor in a wheelchair to support the treaty. eight republicans and two independe
. >> if the facts are against, then argue the law. if the law is against you, then argue the facts. . if both are against you, just make it up. well, that's exactly what's happening. because to join is to keep faith with the men and women who have suffered disability in defense of our nation and we owe them nothing less. this treaty is not about changing america. it's about america changing the world. this vote is to test whether the senate will stand up for those who cannot see or hear...
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food stamps are a separate issue. >> the farm law reverts back to 1949 law. >> anti-quoted. >> that's a long time ago, jay. >> and the rest of the country would be paying as much for milk as we are in new york city. >> $6 a gallon. >> jay, we talk about lieverage right? not that i have anything against kabuki theater, here is the argument. republicans go to the mat defending tax cuts for top earners. i'm surprised the white house hasn't brought in the argument for extending payroll tax cuts and unemployment insurance, because that's the poor and the working class and the middle class. there's the argument. republicans won't support those tax cuts. >> food stamps so badly cut in the house version of the bill. three times. >> did 35 billion over 10 years. but really i mean this is like the ideological parity test. is it because they have too much on the plate to discuss? >> they've got plenty on the plate to discuss and first priority is to break republican resistance to higher rates and they're on their way toward doing that. i think in fairness it's not ideology on the republican side
food stamps are a separate issue. >> the farm law reverts back to 1949 law. >> anti-quoted. >> that's a long time ago, jay. >> and the rest of the country would be paying as much for milk as we are in new york city. >> $6 a gallon. >> jay, we talk about lieverage right? not that i have anything against kabuki theater, here is the argument. republicans go to the mat defending tax cuts for top earners. i'm surprised the white house hasn't brought in the...
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guest: the current law is not correct. the provision they get to deduct their property over 15 years instead of 39 years. they say the added nine years is unrealistic. host: how long have you been writing about taxes? guest: maybe five years. host: how much do you think you know about the u.s. tax code? guest: not so much. i talk to people with law degrees and they probably know a lot about one part of the tax code. there are a few people i know with encyclopedic knowledge about the whole thing. those are very few and far between. i know more than many. host: if somebody said to write a book about the u.s. tax code. guest: i'm here to bridge the gap between the tax people and the general public. host: you say you know only not so much about it, why is it? guest: the tax code is thousands of pages long. i think i know enough to say it is long for a reason. the world is very complex and therefore the tax code has to be complex. host: you are a graduate of northwestern university and the university of chicago. all the discuss
guest: the current law is not correct. the provision they get to deduct their property over 15 years instead of 39 years. they say the added nine years is unrealistic. host: how long have you been writing about taxes? guest: maybe five years. host: how much do you think you know about the u.s. tax code? guest: not so much. i talk to people with law degrees and they probably know a lot about one part of the tax code. there are a few people i know with encyclopedic knowledge about the whole...
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the cuban government says clearly that your husband broke cuban laws. you have after three years filed suit against the federal government, against the contractor, and you lay out that your husband made five separate covert trips and was not briefed on what the laws involving importing satellite technology to kau ba are. explain this to me. >> let me say one word before i do that, because unfortunately i just found out today that alan's mother's cancer is not -- no longer under control and he just learned that. i spoke to him. so -- >> spoke to him today? >> yes. >> his mother is 90 years old? >> she'll be 91 and -- any way he can get the word out, he's begging, asking to please, humanitarian gesture, let him visit her. >> okay. now you have up until now, not taken these steps, not laid out what was going on in cuba that led to his arrest. tell me why -- first of all, what was his project? what was he doing that the cubans say violated their laws and caused him to be arrested? >> alan was providing internet access and intranet access to the three small
the cuban government says clearly that your husband broke cuban laws. you have after three years filed suit against the federal government, against the contractor, and you lay out that your husband made five separate covert trips and was not briefed on what the laws involving importing satellite technology to kau ba are. explain this to me. >> let me say one word before i do that, because unfortunately i just found out today that alan's mother's cancer is not -- no longer under control...
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she went to her mother-in-law's. she was shaking, and indeed they had the winning numbers. their take will be $293 million. it's a lot of money. we're going to try and find out what they plan to do with it. we do know this. their little 6-year-old daughter has said that she would like a pony. and it's a pretty good bet she's going to get one. mark has indicated he'd like to get himself a red camaro. so let's just change the subject for a second and say with this incredible amount of money, because remember, this powerball is a record. what if the winner here and the other winner, which we don't know who it is yet, let's say they decided for a moment to say you know what, altruism, we're going to donate that to our country with this fiscal cliff we're about to hit. what would that money do? there is a blogger in north dakota who actually took the time to do the calculations. so if we took this 500 and some odd million dollars and all of it went to the federal government, it would wind up funding the u.s. government for one hour and 36 minutes. i thought that was interesting.
she went to her mother-in-law's. she was shaking, and indeed they had the winning numbers. their take will be $293 million. it's a lot of money. we're going to try and find out what they plan to do with it. we do know this. their little 6-year-old daughter has said that she would like a pony. and it's a pretty good bet she's going to get one. mark has indicated he'd like to get himself a red camaro. so let's just change the subject for a second and say with this incredible amount of money,...
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this phase of her piracy laws to this year for the first in silicon valley one very convincingly. i wonder if you see that powershift affect senior industry. other than saving you. >> research may have our money than we do. in the short period of time to master great fortune in silicon valley. piracy is of course a major issue and i think we are all in one form or another together looking for a solution to it. but i don't feel affect by. there's a lot of pluses. their search many advantages in the marketing and communication with audience good and bad. i think there's a lot of advantages to that. which sat to find a way to write together. at the moment we are not a competitive business. we have to find a way to have a symbiotic relationship. >> d.c. tension between the people on the content and the platform? >> i guess ronnie said, we are in the content business in the thing about the technology is it's always going to be starved for content. it's an outlet for us and we are seeing different viewing habits on different devices based on age and experience. so now, as ronnie's has c
this phase of her piracy laws to this year for the first in silicon valley one very convincingly. i wonder if you see that powershift affect senior industry. other than saving you. >> research may have our money than we do. in the short period of time to master great fortune in silicon valley. piracy is of course a major issue and i think we are all in one form or another together looking for a solution to it. but i don't feel affect by. there's a lot of pluses. their search many...
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was enacted. >> that's the spirit of the law, but what the law says refers to the status of children who are indian or native american, and she certainly qualifies under that. so the focus of the law is more on the status of the child than where the child lived. that's why south carolina, the dissenters in south carolina were so upset because south carolina says, no, look at the best interests of the child, look at where she's lived, and they said keep her with the capobiancos. >> really quickly here. last question. let's just say the supreme court is favoring them here and now they have to assess that this little child has had about a year-plus of living with a new father in a more cognizant phase of her life. >> and if the supreme court grants review, maybe they will hear argument in march, maybe there will be a decision by june, so again, that will mean a year -- >> and a half. >> -- plus with brown, even if they win, that will mean taking her back. it's just hard to think of a good resolution to the case like this. >> exactly what i was going to say. no winners, really, in this c
was enacted. >> that's the spirit of the law, but what the law says refers to the status of children who are indian or native american, and she certainly qualifies under that. so the focus of the law is more on the status of the child than where the child lived. that's why south carolina, the dissenters in south carolina were so upset because south carolina says, no, look at the best interests of the child, look at where she's lived, and they said keep her with the capobiancos. >>...
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but congress can change the tax law. remember, the republicans themselves did this when they raised taxes on teenagers who work six years ago. so the immediate effect is less than the boogeyman effect. the thing to watch for is do the democrats and president obama hold firm or do they betray the people who put them in office? >> would it be a betrayal at this point, do you think? >> if we come up with a gimmick that really makes the tax burden not fall on the very wealthiest of people. but on upper middle class americans and middle class americans, that would be something of a betrayal, yes. >> what does this do to republican's credibility on the economy? after they have gone through this era of obstruction, they have talked down the economy and then numbers like this come up, you'd think they'd be concerned about that. >> what they are trying to do here, ed, is if they are unable to get their own troops in line to make a deal, if they are going to pledge more allegiance to grover norquist than to the oath of office and
but congress can change the tax law. remember, the republicans themselves did this when they raised taxes on teenagers who work six years ago. so the immediate effect is less than the boogeyman effect. the thing to watch for is do the democrats and president obama hold firm or do they betray the people who put them in office? >> would it be a betrayal at this point, do you think? >> if we come up with a gimmick that really makes the tax burden not fall on the very wealthiest of...
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the law in maine will kick in december 29th. also today in washington state anyone 21 and over can carry up to an ounce of marijuana. but cannot smoke it. it is unclear how federal authorities will deal with the decriminalization of weed. tonight is the lighting of the national christmas tree, the president and the first family will be doing the honors. we're back after the break. stay with us. ♪ every day presents another exciting issue. from financial regulation, iran getting a nuclear bomb, civil war in syria, fraud on wall street, destruction of medicare and medicaid. there are real issues here. having been a governor, i know that trade-offs are tough. things everyday exploding around the world that leave no shortage for exciting conversations. i want our viewer to understand why things have happened. at the end of the show, you know what has happened, why its happened and more importantly, what's going to happen tomorrow. tell them it's like being nestled in an eight-way, adjustable, heated and ventilated seat surrounded
the law in maine will kick in december 29th. also today in washington state anyone 21 and over can carry up to an ounce of marijuana. but cannot smoke it. it is unclear how federal authorities will deal with the decriminalization of weed. tonight is the lighting of the national christmas tree, the president and the first family will be doing the honors. we're back after the break. stay with us. ♪ every day presents another exciting issue. from financial regulation, iran getting a nuclear...
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it's been legislated law. so the question for him if he so against it, if he thinks it's a moral outrage, will he commit to reverse their? yes or no? [shouting] >> position number one. on welfare benefits, the chancellor grilled about welfare benefits. by the simple question again. with a support us against a welfare operating bill? what are they going to do on that? are they going to vote for the bill or against the bill? it's a very simple question. we've got now for the first time spending plans for 2015, 16. he said nothing about whether he supports those lands even though he hopes to be chancellor during that year. does he support the spending plans? he didn't say anything about that. he talked about the three g and they're shouting that need. the 4g license, were using before g license. let me say something. can i say something about the 4g license? >> you've had 20 minutes and you didn't make any points at all. [laughter] >> we are using before g money including building colleges, one of which is for th
it's been legislated law. so the question for him if he so against it, if he thinks it's a moral outrage, will he commit to reverse their? yes or no? [shouting] >> position number one. on welfare benefits, the chancellor grilled about welfare benefits. by the simple question again. with a support us against a welfare operating bill? what are they going to do on that? are they going to vote for the bill or against the bill? it's a very simple question. we've got now for the first time...
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[talking over each other] >> this is green court is the law of the land. when i hear these accusations that black people, voter id loss disproportionately affect minorities because -- implies to me that somehow we have something missing in our brain. to meet if white americans can get ids to vote and go through all the processes to follow the laws were you telling black people? that somehow they are not good enough? their lesser than? that bothers me about a lot of the rhetoric coming from democrats and the left, that we always have to make special -- there has to be a specialist when we deal with minorities because they're too feeble minded. we really need to make concessions for them because they can't follow the rules like anybody else. when you treat people like victims, then i don't think they want to aspire. >> more with the editor and publisher of conservativeblackcheck.com, crystal right, on c-span's q&a. >> why a writers institute? >> guest: i think they writers institute is something that is very important within the culture. we are a culture of
[talking over each other] >> this is green court is the law of the land. when i hear these accusations that black people, voter id loss disproportionately affect minorities because -- implies to me that somehow we have something missing in our brain. to meet if white americans can get ids to vote and go through all the processes to follow the laws were you telling black people? that somehow they are not good enough? their lesser than? that bothers me about a lot of the rhetoric coming...
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